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'''Przemyslaw Mroczkowski 196?''' refers to [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|two letters]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]], written sometime after December 1959 and before April 10, 1969.<ref>[http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?pos=7&intObjectID=5210972&sid= Christies.com], retrieved June 27, 2010. The lot description gives no details on the exact date of these letters. However, they are said to have been written later than [[Przemyslaw Mroczkowski December 1959]] and earlier than [[Mrs Mroczkowska 10 April 1969]]. Likewise, we are neither told the number of these letters, but since the lot contains eight letters in total, we can conclude that two items remain.</ref>
At somepoint during the 1960s, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|two letters]] to [[Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]'''.<ref>[http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?pos=7&intObjectID=5210972&sid= Christies.com], retrieved June 27, 2010. The lot description gives no details on the exact date of these letters. However, they are said to have been written later than [[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (December 1959)]] and earlier than [[Letter to Mrs Mroczkowska (10 April 1969)]]. Likewise, we are neither told the number of these letters, but since the lot contains eight letters in total, we can conclude that two items remain.</ref>


*'''Authenticity''': High (provenance: by descent from the recipient)
*'''Publication:''' A description of the letters was included in ''[[Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts 1 June 2009]]''.
*'''Publication:''' A description of the letters was included in ''[[Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts 1 June 2009]]''.


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[Description and excerpt:] "[In these letters Tolkien] continue to complain of the effects of old age and other troubles, including 'my family that gives me much cause for grief and anxiety'"<ref>[http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?pos=7&intObjectID=5210972&sid= Christies.com], retrieved June 27, 2010</ref>
[Description and excerpt:] "[In these letters Tolkien] continue to complain of the effects of old age and other troubles, including 'my family that gives me much cause for grief and anxiety'"<ref>[http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?pos=7&intObjectID=5210972&sid= Christies.com], retrieved June 27, 2010</ref>
==See also==
*[[:Category:Letters to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski|Letters to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]


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Latest revision as of 19:28, 12 February 2024

At somepoint during the 1960s, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote two letters to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski.[1]

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[Description and excerpt:] "[In these letters Tolkien] continue to complain of the effects of old age and other troubles, including 'my family that gives me much cause for grief and anxiety'"[2]

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References

  1. Christies.com, retrieved June 27, 2010. The lot description gives no details on the exact date of these letters. However, they are said to have been written later than Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (December 1959) and earlier than Letter to Mrs Mroczkowska (10 April 1969). Likewise, we are neither told the number of these letters, but since the lot contains eight letters in total, we can conclude that two items remain.
  2. Christies.com, retrieved June 27, 2010